[HTML][HTML] Genomic-informed pathogen surveillance in Africa: opportunities and challenges

SC Inzaule, SK Tessema, Y Kebede… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021‏ - thelancet.com
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to incorporate pathogen
genomics for enhanced disease surveillance and outbreak management in Africa. The …

World heart federation roadmap for heart failure.

JP Ferreira, S Kraus, S Mitchell, P Perel… - Global …, 2019‏ - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
The ideal pathway of care for heart failure patients is a key feature of this consensus
document. It offers a pathway of care that is the foundation from which to assess barriers that …

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy during and after pregnancy: cohort study on women receiving care in Malawi's option B+ program

AD Haas, MT Msukwa, M Egger… - Clinical infectious …, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
Background. Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial to preventing mother-to-
child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and ensuring the long-term …

Retention in care among HIV-infected patients in resource-limited settings: emerging insights and new directions

EH Geng, D Nash, A Kambugu, Y Zhang… - Current Hiv/aids …, 2010‏ - Springer
In resource-limited settings—where a massive scale up of HIV services has occurred in the
last 5 years—both understanding the extent of and improving retention in care presents …

Toward an understanding of disengagement from HIV treatment and care in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative study

NC Ware, MA Wyatt, EH Geng, SF Kaaya… - PLoS …, 2013‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The rollout of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa has brought lifesaving
treatment to millions of HIV-infected individuals. Treatment is lifelong, however, and to …

“What they wanted was to give birth; nothing else”: barriers to retention in option B+ HIV care among postpartum women in South Africa

K Clouse, S Schwartz, A Van Rie… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Women initiating antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy have high rates of
dropout, particularly after delivery. We aimed to identify challenges to postpartum retention …

Prevalence and unmet need for diabetes care across the care continuum in a national sample of South African adults: Evidence from the SANHANES-1, 2011-2012

A Stokes, KM Berry, Z Mchiza, W Parker, D Labadarios… - PloS one, 2017‏ - journals.plos.org
South Africa faces an epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), yet national
surveillance is limited due to the lack of recent data. We used data from the first …

Quantifying unmet need for hypertension care in South Africa through a care cascade: evidence from the SANHANES, 2011-2012

KM Berry, W Parker, ZJ Mchiza, R Sewpaul… - BMJ global …, 2017‏ - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Hypertension has become a major cause of morbidity and premature mortality
in South Africa, but population-wide estimates of prevalence and access to care are scarce …

Factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral treatment among adults accessing care from private health facilities in Malawi

L Chirambo, M Valeta, TM Banda Kamanga… - BMC public health, 2019‏ - Springer
Background Private health facilities are increasingly being recognized as the neglected
partner in the provision of HIV services. The non-adherence rate in the study sites ranged …

Decentralising HIV treatment in lower‐and middle‐income countries

T Kredo, N Ford, FB Adeniyi… - Cochrane database of …, 2013‏ - cochranelibrary.com
Background Policy makers, health staff and communities recognise that health services in
lower‐and middle‐income countries need to improve people's access to HIV treatment and …